Jesus was political and so are we ~ how christians vote matters

An Ecumenical Ministry in the Parish of St Patrick's Catholic Church In San Diego USA

米国サンディエゴの聖パトリックカトリック教会教区におけるエキュメニカル宣教

Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

He raised millions for bibles but spent it on gambling and gold

‘My prayerful support’: How the New Orleans archbishop hid ‘credibly accused’ abusers
The Guardian: Memo reveals archbishop Gregory Aymond disregarded recommendations from board advisers to publicly label certain accused clerics as credibly suspected molesters.
As seminary enrollment dropped and expenses rose, trustees gave Patterson a $25,000 ‘vacation fund’
Baptist News Global: In 2008, as enrollment was declining and expenses were skyrocketing, trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary gave Paige Patterson a gift for his fifth anniversary as president.
He raised millions for bibles but spent it on gambling and gold, U.S. says*
The New York Times: Prosecutors issued a warrant for Jason Gerald Shenk, saying he defrauded Amish and Mennonite communities of $30 million he claimed would be used to spread Christianity in China.
Judge rules that Southwest failed to follow his order in a flight attendant’s free-speech case
The Associated Press: A judge has sanctioned Southwest Airlines, writing that the airline twisted his words and disregarded his order in the case of a flight attendant who claimed that she was fired for expressing her opposition to abortion.
New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations
NPR: The new national monument in Arizona that President Biden is announcing today is primarily aimed at protecting Native American sacred sites on just fewer than a million acres of federally owned land.

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